By Sam Scanlon ’19 Sports Staff The Humboldt Broncos, a Canadian hockey team in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL), were slated to faceoff against the Nipawin Hawks in game five of their seven-game semi-final playoff series. The Broncos trailed 3-1 in the series and were in jeopardy of being eliminated from the playoffs in […]
American Women Sweep Places 1-7 at the Boston Marathon By Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-Editor While the race may have seemed more like a swim meet than a running event, Desiree Linden shocked thousands—and herself— when she became the first American female runner in 33 years to win the historic Boston Marathon. “It was such […]
Rookie Shows Promise Hitting and Pitching By Thomas Zinzarella ’21 Sports Staff For most baseball fans, this past off season’s free-agency period was a lackluster performance by all 30 teams. There was almost a consensus around the league that each general manager wanted to wait until next off season to snatch bigger prize free agents […]
By Jeremy Perrigo ’18 Sports Staff Christmas has befallen the National Hockey League, as the 2018 playoffs have officially arrived. For those who follow the NHL with any sort of consistency, April marks the beginning of two and a half months of pure joy and entertainment, as 16 of the league’s best teams embark on […]
By Jack Belanger ’21 Sports Co-Editor After the first week of the Major League Baseball season, there is already plenty of excitement around the league. Shohei Ohtani of the Los Angeles Angels is showing he can dominate on, the mound, and at the plate, the Astros strong play has carried over from last year, and […]
By Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff Held on the weekend of April 5-8 at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, this year’s Masters Tournament saw Patrick Reed pick up his first major championship title. Beginning the competition as the world’s 24th ranked professional golfer meant Reed was not one of the first names backed […]
By Max Anderson ’18 Sports Staff After one of the craziest seasons in recent history for men’s college basketball, it only made sense that the postseason tournament matched the insanity. The madness kicked off right out of the gate. In the opening two days, title hopefuls Arizona University and Wichita State University were both sent […]
Despite Low Medal Total, Plenty of Highlights for the US. by Joe Myko ’19 Sports Staff The XXIII Winter Olympic Games was recently held in PyeongChang, South Korea, with the opening ceremony taking place on Feb. 9 followed by 16 jam-packed days full of various winter sports. The closing ceremonies wrapped the games up on […]
No Need to End Big Games in a Shootout by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-editor On the anniversary of the 1980 Olympics’ “Miracle on Ice,” the United States Women’s Hockey Team made history of their own by winning their first Gold Medal in 20 years. The team achieved victory in a dramatic shootout on Feb. […]
Former Gold Medal Olympians Talk at PC by Meaghan Cahill ’20 Sports Co-editor It has been 20 years since a women’s hockey team from the United States has won a gold medal. And this past weekend, on Saturday, February 10, three members of 1998 Women’s Olympic Hockey Team were present at Providence College to speak […]